I'm in early 30s, when I was a teenager my dad subscribed sky for above 2 years, I enjoyed every hours of it. Unfortunately my dad lost his job and we have to cancel. Fast forward 20 years, it never occurred to me to consider sky again. With all the streaming alternatives out there, sky's $100+ monthly fee is not worth considering for me.

However, due to weaker NZ dollars, some of the steaming services cost spike up, e.g. NBA league pass, used to cost $30 nzd a month, now cost $42 a month, that's more than what I'm prepared to pay.

So I thought I'll check what alternative is available, and by accident I found this sky deal at 0800 475 988, some kind of Sky promotion telemarketing offering, for $49.22 I get:

Sky BasicSky SportSky Movie mySky + no joining fee

Price is locked with 12 month, I can choose to leave after 6 month with 28 days notice.

I am absolutely shocked Sky have this kind of deal quietly hidden under the radar. I told a few friends of mine and 1 friend signed up instantly, all others is seriously considering.

If you ask me 1 week ago if I'm interested to sign up sky, I'll say not in my lifetime. But I think this bundle price is game changer. Although it's probably not a long term proposition, maybe this is a un-sustainable pricing plan just to attract new customers to give sky a try. But whatever it is, I'm pleasantly surprised and I can't wait for NBA season to start at October :)

But you have really only got the deal for 12 months though. It doesn't auto renew at that figure does it? Companies tend to have these introductionary offers for new customers. ISPs do the same ting, but with ISPs, once the 12 months is U you can switch to anther provider offering that same sort of deal. It is far more difficult with pay TV, as there isn't competition. So if they don't follow on with the contract, then you have to cancel and look at streaming options.

sweet. . . i tried to upgrade mysky hdi to the plus, and sky wanted like $500 ..... (on top of the $100 monthly or so I already pay). So while on one hand they are offering good deals to new customers, on the other they are really gouging existing ones.

So, I'm going to dump sky right after the world cup!!!

I was going to dump it several months back due to getting a tivo, but thought i'd hang on just a little longer .

surfisup1000: sweet. . . i tried to upgrade mysky hdi to the plus, and sky wanted like $500 ..... (on top of the $100 monthly or so I already pay). So while on one hand they are offering good deals to new customers, on the other they are really gouging existing ones.

So, I'm going to dump sky right after the world cup!!!

I was going to dump it several months back due to getting a tivo, but thought i'd hang on just a little longer .

THAT IS RIDICULOUS! utterly ridiculous!! Surely Sky must know by now the market landscape is changing and they need actually start treasure their customers!

surfisup1000: sweet. . . i tried to upgrade mysky hdi to the plus, and sky wanted like $500 ..... (on top of the $100 monthly or so I already pay). So while on one hand they are offering good deals to new customers, on the other they are really gouging existing ones.

So, I'm going to dump sky right after the world cup!!!

I was going to dump it several months back due to getting a tivo, but thought i'd hang on just a little longer .

Anyone else considering getting Sky for rugby World Cup should just sign up to fanpass. $20/week job done.

syousif: what happens if you cancel, then call back in few days or wait until they call and ask why and resign again on this deal?saving of around $50 a month makes it worth while cancelling and resigning

You have to wait at least 3 months before re-signing. Look at the FAQ on their website for more info.

There is no HD or ad free option (even if you are willing to pay more) for any of the Documentary channels, nor the Comedy / Vibe /Box / Prime / Jones channels etc. All these channels are interrupted frequently (up to 3 time in half an hour) and are Standard Definition only.

It is no wonder people investigate obtaining their programmes from other sources!

mattwnz: But you have really only got the deal for 12 months though. It doesn't auto renew at that figure does it? Companies tend to have these introductionary offers for new customers. ISPs do the same ting, but with ISPs, once the 12 months is U you can switch to anther provider offering that same sort of deal. It is far more difficult with pay TV, as there isn't competition. So if they don't follow on with the contract, then you have to cancel and look at streaming options.

mattwnz: But you have really only got the deal for 12 months though. It doesn't auto renew at that figure does it? Companies tend to have these introductionary offers for new customers. ISPs do the same ting, but with ISPs, once the 12 months is U you can switch to anther provider offering that same sort of deal. It is far more difficult with pay TV, as there isn't competition. So if they don't follow on with the contract, then you have to cancel and look at streaming options.

mattwnz: But you have really only got the deal for 12 months though. It doesn't auto renew at that figure does it? Companies tend to have these introductionary offers for new customers. ISPs do the same ting, but with ISPs, once the 12 months is U you can switch to anther provider offering that same sort of deal. It is far more difficult with pay TV, as there isn't competition. So if they don't follow on with the contract, then you have to cancel and look at streaming options.

mattwnz: But you have really only got the deal for 12 months though. It doesn't auto renew at that figure does it? Companies tend to have these introductionary offers for new customers. ISPs do the same ting, but with ISPs, once the 12 months is U you can switch to anther provider offering that same sort of deal. It is far more difficult with pay TV, as there isn't competition. So if they don't follow on with the contract, then you have to cancel and look at streaming options.